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Technical News & Discussion => Windows News & Discussion => Topic started by: mrapoc on Jun 08, 2007, 08:16:31

Title: Creating a gaming account and a folding / everyday use account
Post by: mrapoc on Jun 08, 2007, 08:16:31
Now that I have server 2003 installed will I be able to have the dream of one account for gaming (minimal services etc.) and the other account for constant folding, and everything else?

It should give me a few more options than my xp home

Any ideas/guides on how to do it? Its basicall XP pro with less cr*p installed and more options in terms of user accounts

Title: Re: Creating a gaming account and a folding / everyday use account
Post by: mrapoc on Jun 09, 2007, 10:11:41
Lemme rephrase

I want one account to load some services and some startup whereas I want the other to load less services and less startup
Title: Re: Creating a gaming account and a folding / everyday use account
Post by: Rik on Jun 09, 2007, 10:18:21
Sorry, Sam - out of my league. :(
Title: Re: Creating a gaming account and a folding / everyday use account
Post by: mrapoc on Jun 09, 2007, 12:01:52
Tis alright  ;)

Havent even got a response on OC3D  :o
Title: Re: Creating a gaming account and a folding / everyday use account
Post by: Rik on Jun 09, 2007, 12:02:56
Now you are in trouble. ;)
Title: Re: Creating a gaming account and a folding / everyday use account
Post by: MoHux on Jun 09, 2007, 12:20:17
P'raps you've invented something Sam ....... could make millons!  >:D

;D
Title: Re: Creating a gaming account and a folding / everyday use account
Post by: Lance on Jun 09, 2007, 23:54:24
Maybe not quite the solution you are after - but could you have two installs of windows on the same disk, one for the gaming and one for other. Not ideal but it is at least a solution!

Another thought is can services etc be managed through a group/user policy template? If so, the answer is there!
Title: Re: Creating a gaming account and a folding / everyday use account
Post by: AvengerUK on Jun 12, 2007, 09:00:03
This one even confused me! Ill give it a shot however...

"Now that I have server 2003 installed will I be able to have the dream of one account for gaming (minimal services etc.) and the other account for constant folding, and everything else?"

Constant folding - obviously cant be constant if you want minimal services?

At the end of the day, i think you'd be "as well off" as using one account, and just switching between the two, or, perhaps a better idea (seeing as most games are still not multi-threaded) setting one core to process the folding constantly, and, all the "CPU" affecting services - and leave the other core for your games?
Title: Re: Creating a gaming account and a folding / everyday use account
Post by: mrapoc on Jun 12, 2007, 22:57:37
Nah mate, i meant

1 account that as soon as i log in it folds, and i can use it for basically anything (apart from gaming)

a different account that does not initiate folding and disables other services necessary for daily use (print spooler for example)